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NSMS34: Making a Population Estimate in England and Wales
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Provides an in-depth look at the methodology used to produce the annual mid-year population estimates. A shorter version is also available.
Describes in detail the methodology used for the national and sub-national population estimates, with reference to the mid-2004 estimates. Explains how population estimates have evolved from the late 19th century to the present time and draws together in one place both the various improvements made to the methodology in recent decades and the latest developments since the 2001 Census.
This paper is an update to Occasional Paper 37, Making a Population Estimate in England and Wales, first published by OPCS (now ONS) in 1991.
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Office for National Statistics (ONS), One-off, ISBN=1857746112, Online edition, Contact: +44 (0)1329 444661